"The Kona Hawaii Temple, the Church's 70th in operation, was dedicated 23-24 January. More than 3,100 members attended the four dedicatory sessions... The temple will serve more than 11,000 members from the Kona and Hilo stakes, locatee on the island of Hawaii, and the Kahului stake, which includes members on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The temple dedication was considered the first event in a yearlong commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Church in Hawaii. "

"The Melbourne Zen Group adheres to the Zen Buddhist religion. The group originated in Melbourne in May, 1985. It practices a traditional form of Zen Buddhist meditation which has developed through its close relationship with the Sydney Zen Centre and with the Diamond Sangha founded by Robert Aitken Roshi, in Hawaii. "

"Filipino Assemblies of the First Born... Delano, CA... was founded at Stockton, California by the Rev. Julian Barnabe, an immigant to the U.S. The organization took place at a convention which met June 26 to July 4, 1933. Headquarters were established in Fresno and moved to San Francisco in 1942 and to Delano, CA in 1943... Membership: Not reported. In 1969 there were 15 churches in California and 17 in Hawaii. "

"Filipino Community Churches. Current address not obtained for this edition. The Filipino Community Churches of Hawaii began when the Rev. N. C. Dizon, a Methodist minister, went to Hawaii after World War I to establish a mission. In 1927 he withdrew from the Methdodist church adn formed the First Filipino Community Church at Honolulu. In 1957 a congregation was added at Wahiawa, and a congregation in Hilo is informally associated. Joseph Dizon became pastor of the headquarters church in Honolulu. Its membership consists almost entirley of Filipino-Americans. Membership: Not reported. "

"So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... The Foundation of Rosa Mystica... Ariel Spilsbury of Park City, Utah, USA conducted the initial workshops in Australia in 1990 and in so doing became something like a of founder to the Foundation. Ariel has a centre in Maui, Hawaii and is still in regular contact with the members of the Australian Foundation. "

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

1819: Princess Keopuolani defied "old religion " by eating a forbidden nut, & other acts. Led to abandonment of the traditional taboo-based religion. 1 year later, first European missionaries arrived finding "a people organized but without any religion. "

"The culture was based on a rigid authoritarian society... a system of male dominance... The system was based on a series of kapus [taboos]... " (pg. 4:) "The kapu system... was [the] law of the land. The Hawaiian gods were worshipped... "

"Table?.1 The Population of the Hawaiian Islands: 1778-1896 " [Total pop. figures for Hawaiian islands. Based on other sources, we assume that prior to 1920 virtually all Hawaiians practiced the traditional religion, synonymous with the culture.]

"The ancient religion of Hawaii--Huna--remained a mystery to Westerners for many years [until Max Freedom Long's work in 1940s and 50s]... The tabu system was not broken until the widow of Kamehameha I, Kaahamanu, confronted the old gods and smashed their powers in the 1820s. "

"The traditional Polynesian religion, which declined in the 19th century with the arrivial of Christian missionaries on the islands, was animistic, based on a belief in numerous gods and spirits... One can still see evidence of pre-Christian religion throughout Hawaii in open-air temples called heiau. "

Hawaiian traditional religion

Hawaii

-

0.00%

-

-

1840

Carpenter, Allan. Hawaii; Chicago: Childrens Press (1966).

[Royal family] "proclaimed that the old religion was dead. " (p. 33); "When the old religion was first abolished, the people had nothing to take its place... 'great awakening' did not come until 1837... For almost 2 yrs. the people studied the new morality, & then great numbers were baptized... Christianity was proclaimed the national religion by Kamehameha III. "

1819: Princess Keopuolani defied "old religion " by eating a forbidden nut, & other acts. Led to abandonment of the traditional taboo-based religion. 1 year later, first European missionaries arrived finding "a people organized but without any religion. "

Table: "No. 87: Christian Church Adherents, 1990, and Jewish Population, 1995 - States "; "The Jewish population includes Jews who define themselves as Jewish by religion as well as those who define themselves as Jewish in cultural terms. Data... based primarily on a compilation of individual estimates made by local Jewish federations. "

Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. "

"Lamb of God Church... Honolulu, HI... was founded in 1942 by Rev. Rose Soares. It is a small church with its several congregations all located on Oahu, Hawaii. The faith and practice are Pentecostal. The churches primarily serve native Hawaiians... In 1988 there were 3 congregations and approx. 300 members. "

Lutheran

Hawaii

5,892

0.53%

24units

-

1990

Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990.

By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. This "Lutheran " figure is an aggregate from organizational adherent statistics from the 12 major American Lutheran religious bodies.

Table: "Indian population in each of the 50 states... "; From 1990 U.S. Census: figures include "Indian & Alaska Native Population [both Aleut and Eskimo].

Neo-Paganism

Hawaii

400

-

-

-

1992

Berger, Helen A. A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press (1999), pg. 9-10.

Table: "Distribution of Neo-Pagans Participating in Neo-Pagan Census in U.S. "; Cols: State; Number [of Census participants]; % [of particpants]; Pg. xvi: "[Received] more than 2,000 responses... survey was distributed through Wiccan & Neo-Pagan organizations..., published in journals,.. Internet [&] at festivals. [unable] to guarantee that the survey was randomly distributed. "; Pg. 10: "...actual % by state are at best an approximation. "; Raw number presented here based on state % from this table, as a portion of estimated 200,000 [1992] U.S. total (pg. 9).; Hawaii %: 0.2

"A recent issue [of the Sangat's publication 'R. S. Greetings'] lists the locations... of 14 satsangs east of the Rockies and 26 to the west. 3 satsangs in Canada and 1 each in Mexico and in Hawaii are also listed. "

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